New South Wales
New South Wales
Once the home of Australian wine, New South Wales has long since been overtaken by South Australia as the heartland of the industry, but it remains significant and produces 30 percent of Australia's total wine output. Dominated by the famous Hunter Valley region, New South Wales is also home to the prominent regions of Orange, Mudgee and Cowra. New vineyard areas are being developed all the time, with producers looking for cooler, higher spots to satisfy the modern demand for wine with fresh acidity and clean, elegant flavour profiles. Further inland, the vast Riverina region, about the size of Switzerland, provides huge volumes of grapes for blending and bulk production as well as some very premium wines from a couple of famous names. New South Wales is home to many grape varieties, but it is its unique and notable Semillon, followed by Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz and increasingly, alternative styles such as Viognier, that attract the most attention.
